The 2026 HBCU football season is less than a month from kicking off, and the preseason honors continue to roll in.
This time, STATS Perform has released its FCS preseason All-American team, which features three HBCU names.
Second Team
Elijah Kennedy, North Carolina A&T, punt returner
Kennedy enters the season with preseason All-America recognition, backed by a highly productive 2025 campaign that established him as one of the FCS’s most efficient return specialists. He led the subdivision with 979 combined kick-return yards, averaged 16.1 yards per punt return, and added two punt-return touchdowns, highlighting both his consistency and big-play capability.
Third Team
Quaveon Davis, offensive lineman, Jackson State
Davis, an All-SWAC lineman, helped lead a dominant run game with three 500-yard rushers, including a 1,000-yard back Ahmad Miller, as the offense ranked among the nation’s best.
Davis posted an 88 percent block grade with 27 pancakes and allowed just 1.5 sacks, earning First Team Preseason All-SWAC honors.
Jordan Franklin, linebacker, South Carolina State
Franklin, a 2025 First Team All-MEAC selection, recorded 62 total tackles, two sacks, two interceptions and 12 total tackles for loss to help anchor a defense that was among the best in the conference a year ago.
